Skate stand



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SKATE STAND.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21,192! 1,435,387 Patented Nov. 14, 1922.

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' are simple metal castings, the device assa the manufacturer andthe user.

Patented Nov, 14, 1 922.

I I sKATE s'rAnD.

' Application filed aren-' 1, 1921; Serial no; 453,953. l 7

To all whom-time y concern; a i

Be it known that LSIMON Gonnnn, a c1t1- waukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State'of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skate. l Stands; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription ofthe in-- vention, such as will enableothers skille'd in a the art to which it appertains to makeand 'usethesame.--- H v This lnvention relates to an lmproved skate stand/chat is, to a device which is designed for supporting ice skates to permit them to'be conveniently held while sharpen be simultaneously sharpened;

, Another object ofthe inventionis to gen erally improve'upon devices of this class by the provision of one of extremesimplimty and durability which is composedof two sep-v arable frames slidably mounted on a connect ing rod,pe'rmittingthe frames to'be moved" toward and from' each other to permit them to be engaged with skates of various-sizes,-

and to permit the frames to be entirely re "moved from the rod to ren'derthestand entirely compact 'fori p acking and shipping-r Another and very important object ofthe invention is to'provide a. skate stand embodying'the aforesaid'parts, the frames including jaws for engaging the skate runners and these jaws being "actuated byretainilig bolts; whichrare so corelated with the jaws that they have the additionalfunction of pro-.3 viding supports 1 for skates having tubulan I bodies and constitute stops for limiting endwise movement of the; skates which, if not prevented, may permit accidental displace-" ment of the skateduring the sharpening-iop- I er'ations,

A further object of the invention is to pro:-

vide a stand of this class wherein the frames whole being extremely inexpensiye to both Other objectsand advantages'of the invention will be apparent during the" course i of the following description. a

part o-f this specification and n whichf'like in the accompanyingdrawings forming a with this invention,

edon the stand.

' :numerals are used-to designate like parts I throughout the same?" 1 Y I r of the U i d. St idin t M11. F gure l isasideelevationali view, with'a portion of one of the fra messhown insec tion, of a: stand constructedin accordance" v aiconve'ntional typeof skate being shown supportedfthereon- F igure 2 is an end elevational view of-the stand, with portions of one ofthe frames shown in section, showing a-difi'erent and a another 7 conventional 'type of skate." support Referring to the drawingsby numeralsfl 1 designates a "frame-likeveasting. At this one will suffice for both. Proceeding, it is to ibe' said that the castings arexofzopen point, I wish to statethat the device, as'isi vobvious,includes-a pair of such castings and" since they are duplicates, a' description ef" framelike construction and include feet EZ adapted to rest on" a table or suitable sup I i port." The castings are also equipped near their vbottoms with bearingopenings 3 through which a connecting-- rod 4', passes,

this rod serving 'to 'connect' the frames ori castings together, to holdthem in proper'up-f :.r1ght position, and toipermit them'to bead-f t-justed onnit toaccommodate various-sizes of skates- The frames are so constructed as to provide a pair of arch-shaped portions which are splityintermediate theirfendsas indicated at 5: to.provide azpair'of spring.

jaws 6i .1 Since each frame" includes two of such arch-portions, it maybe said that pairs -of jaws are formed and whenfthestand'is H set up for use, these pairs "of jawsl permit-J- a pair of skates :to be clamped'thereim andtu soarranged that the runners, when arranged-w in. a true horizontal plane, can be siinultaneQQ ously sharpened". It is obvious that-therun-Jz ners of theskates areplaced 'between -the free:

ends of the "j a'wsf6 as indic ated by thed'ottedr line.= F or then-purpose of-retainingthe'jaws' in effective or clamping position;"I make use of bolts? and these,- I pass through thef oppositely disposed openings 8' and L9 in the j aw's; ,At this point, I wish" to direct -atten-" 'tion to the-factthat the"openings. 8 areu in-J the form offelongated slotsrandl the bolts have non-circulari 'P0i'tiOI1S"'1 Of near" their heads which are disposed between thewalls of Ethese slots and held against rotations 1 Wing :nuts '11 are placed. 7 :on the -exposed threaded ends of, the boltsv for conveniently drawing the jaws. 6 together against the this point, I wish to skate-runners. Y

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' construction is employed for the'purposeof enabling effective, 'use'ofthe device-with make a known that this stand is adaptable for use in connection with practically all types of ice skates. In the drawings I have indicated in dotted linesi two hommon'types of skates which may be used in connection therewith. When skates of the type shown'in Fig. 2 are used,the tubular bodies thereof are permitted to rest on and are supported by the bolts/7. This gives the bolts--an"additional and important function and prevents possible slipping of;the skates from'between the jaws so that friction need not be solely depended upon to retain the skates in venting endWise shifting of the skates which, might otherwise result in accidental" displacement thereof. There is'another' feature of the inventionthat 1 wish -to-direot attention to, and that is that the upper endof the frames, or better say the jaws are offset laterally--at 12; and thefjaws of one frame' are directed inwardly toward the jaws of-the'other' frame. qThis 'parti'cular certain special kindsof skatesw In use, the frames lyare s'lidalong the" connecting rod 4t until they are "properly spaced from one anotherto effectively "en- "struction' and arrangement is, taken as a} preferred embodiment--of the invention.- However, I wish "it-to beunde'rstood that gage the particular type of skate to be sharpened. -The:ring"nuts ll are loosened andv the aws 6, beingreslliont, automatlcally separateand permit the'runne'rs of the skates to be placed in the slits' 5, 'or better say-:between the free ends :of the jaws.

When the type of skates shown in dotted lines of Figure 2 are being sharpened, the i'sibulairbody thereof-rests on the bolts 7,; as before indicated, and the latter-serve to" or bight portionactuated .to form aws' for engaging the skate,'each1arch having a foot at its lower end to engage a support for dis posing the .framein a vertical position; said; a

ass t, in retainingthe skates in position so that-friction need .not be solelydepended upon to'accomplishythis end. Tliesebolts, asibefore suggested, also serve as stops and preventpossible endwise displacement" of' the skates' If the skates being-"sharpened are extremely smalhthe headed'ends of the bolts maybe moved upwardly in the elon'-=- gated slot 8 to position the bolt-in direct contact with the body of the skate; lVlien both skates are in position on the frames" and are tightly:clampedbetweeirthe jaws; the sharpening-tool may be so used as to simultaneously sharpen the runners of both skates. As is usual, an oil stone is employed to puta fine edge on the-skates.-

From the foregoing description, it will "be seen that' I have devised an extremely ea vantageousand simple stand for "supporting skates 'while'the latter 'are being sharp ened. It'is'such that'it enables the runners of a pair of skates to be simultaneol-islv sharpened. The parts are so connected toggether, as"before stated,* as to permit them to be easily separated for arrangement in p a compact package.

At this "point"; I" wlsl'i to point out that in, addition to the slots 8 serving the func tion 'p'ointed out for them, they permit the bolts-7 tobe conveniently inserted and removed, which wouldotherwise not be an easy proposition. In orderto insert; one of f the bolts into-its openings; the bolt is passed thru "the elongated slot and held in an angular, position, thus permitt1ng:- the threaded end of the same to'be easily passed thru the small -opening'-9. Thebol ts'can thus be easily; arranged", in the desired- "position. Otherwise. the closenessof the inner jaws ofthe--two arches would not. permit op'en-ingsw The foregoing-and other features and ad-- "the bolts to be arranged in atrue horizon- "tal position and inserted through: th'eir-- vantages of the invention have been made obtain" a clear understanding 'ofthe same.

scription is deemed unnecessary;

Since probably the best; resultsqmaybe obtained with the constructionand arrangement herein shownand described, this con- There fore',--a more-lengthy and detailed de-:-

various minor changes .comingmwithin thescope of the subjoined claims may be re ing spaced arches having their intermediate frame beingafiixed with bearing'opening's,"

clamping means passing-through the side portions of the arches for binding the jaws together, andarod sliding through said bearing openings to permit the frames to be adjusted toward and from each "other to ac-' commodate different sizes ofz'skates'.

2. A skate stand including a pair of spaced frames" having; integralclamping "jawsrfor engagementwithtthef runner. of a skate,- and means for actuatingsaid-jaws said meanshaving the 1 additionahfunction of providing a support for'theend of-skates having tubular bodies:

3; skate stand comprising a-pair-?of' one-piece frame-like *cast1ngs-.,- each includ ing a pair of spaced resilient aws for grip ping-thei skate-runners, the upper ends of j the pair of jaws of one casting being ing adjustable on said rod, and retaining bolts for the jaws passing thru the lat- Iter being arranged near the upper ends thereof and serving the additional function of stops and supports as described. 3 n

pairlogfspaeed,arches,the intermediate pin tions "of which are slit] to provide spaced inturned =j a'Ws thefskate are directed jaws the outer. in resilient the j :at opposite points With between which the runners of 15 clamped, the inneroutwardly i being substantialljrigid and wardlydirected jaws. being av vsof each'aroh beingforrned a p openings (to accomk 20 modat'e. clamping bolts.

In testimon 4. A skate stand embodying a one-piece frame-like casting constructed to provide a1 siMoNZ GOERKE.

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